People always make these end-of-the-year best lists (me included), but how many go back and see how their picks from last year held up? The idea is that you go back and see what albums from the previous year you listened to the most this year. I got this idea from someone else, and I’m going to check myself with it. See how I did. Accountability and such.

Bold equals nailed it.

M83 - Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming!

Jay-Z & Kayne West - Watch the Throne

The Belle Brigade - The Belle Brigade

Middle Brother - Middle Brother

Cults - Cults

Bon Iver - Bon Iver

Portugal. The Man. - In the Mountain in the Cloud

Bombay Bicycle Club - A Different Kind of Fix

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Here We Rest

The Boxer Rebellion - The Cold Still

Foster the People - Torches

Mutemath - Odd Soul

Caedmon’s Call - Raising Up the Dead

Generationals - Actor-Caster

The Decemberists - The King is Dead

Death Cab for Cutie - Codes and Keys

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. - It’s a Corporate World

The Naked and Famous - Passive Me, Aggressive You

Beirut - The Rip Tide

The Roots - undun

Deer Tick - Divine Providence

Raphael Saddiq - Stone Rollin’

The Low Anthem - Smart Flesh

Dawes - Nothing Is Wrong So. 10/25. Good for baseball, terrible for knowing my own tastes.